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Pseudo-dementia: A neuropsychological review
Kang H, Zhao F, You L, Giorgetta C, D V, Sarkhel S, Prakash R.. Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2014-04-01
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Ever since Kiloh (1961)[2] coined the term pseudo-dementia, it has been used a little loosely for describing the cognitive deficits in depression, especially, which is found in old age. However, several diagnostic dilemmas persist regarding the nosological status of this condition. Teasing out these individual diagnostic problems is important not only for administering appropriate therapy, but also for preventing them from the unnecessary diagnostic assessments towards the other diagnoses. Thus, it is important to have a detailed knowledge of the cognitive or neuropsychological deficits in this condition. In this review, we start by addressing the important issue of diagnostic confusion between dementia and pseudo-dementia. Subsequently, we proceed by reviewing the present scientific literature on the cognitive deficits found in this clinical condition. For the sake of convenience, we will divide the cognitive deficits into: Memory deficitsExecutive function deficits andDeficits in speech and language domains. Finally, we will look at the progression of this condition to see the components of this condition, which can be actually called "Pseudo".
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Kang, H., Zhao, F., You, L., Giorgetta, C., Sarkhel, S., & Prakash, R. (2014). Pseudo-dementia: A neuropsychological review. Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. https://doi.org/10.4103/0972-2327.132613
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Kang H, Zhao F, You L, Giorgetta C, Sarkhel S, Prakash R. Pseudo-dementia: A neuropsychological review. Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. 2014. doi:10.4103/0972-2327.132613. PMID: 25024563.
BibTeX
@article{kang2014-25024563,
author = {Kang, H. and Zhao, F. and You, L. and Giorgetta, C. and Sarkhel, S. and Prakash, R.},
title = {{Pseudo-dementia: A neuropsychological review}},
journal = {Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology},
year = {2014},
doi = {10.4103/0972-2327.132613},
pmid = {25024563},
url = {https://doi.org/10.4103/0972-2327.132613}
}
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Key findings
- Thus, it is important to have a detailed knowledge of the cognitive or neuropsychological deficits in this condition.
- In this review, we start by addressing the important issue of diagnostic confusion between dementia and pseudo-dementia.
- Subsequently, we proceed by reviewing the present scientific literature on the cognitive deficits found in this clinical condition.
- For the sake of convenience, we will divide the cognitive deficits into: Memory deficitsExecutive function deficits andDeficits in speech and language domains.
- Finally, we will look at the progression of this condition to see the components of this condition, which can be actually called "Pseudo".
Why it matters
This review discusses the diagnostic confusion between dementia and pseudo-dementia, a condition describing cognitive deficits in depression in old age. It emphasizes that detailed knowledge of the cognitive deficits is important for administering appropriate therapy and avoiding unnecessary diagnostic assessments.
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Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 36/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology) |
| Journal's citation record | 0 / 4 | Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology: journal h-index 62 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 2014 — within 20 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 4 / 7 | Cited 90 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 2 / 5 | 6.4 citations a year over 14 year(s) since 2014 |
| Impact for its field and year | 3 / 6 | Cited 4.5× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 1 / 4 | Cited 12 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 2 / 4 | Last-listed author Sujit Sarkhel: h-index 20 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 0 / 3 | University of Trento: institution h-index 635 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 1 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 3 institution(s) in 3 countries |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 25024563) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Total | 36 / 100 | — |
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- DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.132613
- PubMed: 25024563
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